2018
15th Annual Watershed Symposium
Agenda
2018 Watershed Symposium
Wednesday, April 18, 2018
UW-Green Bay Campus
University Union Phoenix Rooms
| 8:30 | Registration (Outside Phoenix Room B) |
| 8:45 | Keynote Speakers "Pollination, seed dispersal, and germination of the federally threatened dwarf lake iris (Iris lacustris)" - Vanessa Brotske "Using genetics to understand and conserve the dwarf lake iris (Iris lacustris)" - Colton Tanner "Monitoring Birds and Anurans in Great Lake Coastal Wetlands" – Tara Hohman "Anuran Habitat Use in the Lower Green Bay and Fox River Area of Concern”- Maria Otto "Detecting wildlife and Mapping Wildlife with GIS, Acoustics and Game Camera Arrays" - Jon Schubbe |
| 10:00 | Break |
| 10:10 | Student Presentations "How Duck Creek is contributing to the Dead Zone in Green Bay" Duck Creek Team: Green Bay Southwest High School Teachers: Lynn Terrien "Dairy State??? More like Nitrate State." Spring Brook Team: Oshkosh Lourdes High School Teacher: Barb Reed "Why do we have a river in our backyard?" Weyeuwega-Fremont Team: Weyauwega-Fremont High School Teacher: Lynn Ponto "The Effects of Phosphorus on Algae Levels" Apple Creek Team: Appleton North High School Teacher: Sheryl Stidham-Gebert "Pollution Problems and Conservation Progress - Kankapot Creek" Kankapot Creek Team: Kaukauna High School Teacher: Stefanie Stainton |
| 11:00 | Student Lunch (Phoenix Rooms B & C) |
| 11:45 | Rotating Sessions Campus Museum and Herbarium Tours Quiz Bowl Poster Session "The Effects of Phosphorus on Algae Levels" Apple Creek Team: Appleton North High School Teacher: Sheryl Stidham-Gebert "How Can We Educate the Community About Pollution Prevention" Apple Creek Team: Appleton East High School Teacher: Ryan Marx |
Thank You to Our Partnering Organizations!
- Winward Prospects Ltd. (formerly Arjo Wiggens Appleton Ltd.)
- Nicolet National Bank
- Northeast Wisconsin Audubon Society
- 1923 Fund
- UW-Green Bay Department of Natural and Applied Sciences
- UW-Green Bay Cofrin Center for Biodiversity